Fourth ringleader behind Quincy sex-trafficking ring sent to prison

A 33-year-old Quincy man, Jin Liang Chen, has become the fourth person sent to prison for involvement in a prostitution ring that brought Asian women from across the country to work in Massachusetts brothels.

The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA

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Posted May. 13, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated May 13, 2013 at 1:07 PM

Posted May. 13, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated May 13, 2013 at 1:07 PM

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A 33-year-old Quincy man has become the fourth person sent to prison for involvement in a prostitution ring that brought Asian women from across the country to work in Massachusetts brothels.

Jin Liang Chen, also known as “Mike,” was sentenced in federal court last week to two years and four months in prison followed by five years of supervised release. He had pleaded guilty in November 2011 to conspiracy to transport women for the purpose of prostitution, forced labor and harboring aliens.

Prosecutors say Chen was one of five people behind a sex-trafficking ring that used advertisements in newspapers around the country to solicit Asian woman, including some undocumented immigrants, to work in brothels around Massachusetts from 2004 through early 2010. Three of the accused ringleaders lived in Quincy.

Indictments unsealed in 2010 alleged that the five co-conspirators had forced the women to prostitute themselves by threatening to harm loved ones if they disobeyed. The indictments said one of the brothels was at 18 Newbury Ave. in North Quincy.

Three others have already been sent to prison. Hong Wei, a 37-year-old New York woman also known as “Ms. Chen,” was sentenced last month to five years in prison. Don Kai Chen, 41, of Quincy, was sentenced to 15 months in prison in March 2012. And Xiang Hua Zhang, a 27-year-old New York man also known as “Darren,” was sentenced to 21 months in prison in November 2011.

Yu En Jin, a 26-year-old Quincy man who also goes by “Eric,” is awaiting trial.